Doll dress



March 13, 1956 J. w. CARNEY 2,737,661

DOLL DRESS Filed May 10, 1954 United States Patent DOLL DRESS John W. Carney, Marietta, Ga. Application May 10, 1954, Serial No. 428,690 3 Claims. (Cl. 2-74) This invention relates to doll dresses and has as its primary object the provision of a doll dress of novel. and enhanced ornamental appearance.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a doll dress formed from a series of discs of laminated fibrous material, the discs being folded upon themselves and secured together at adjacent peripheral points to form a series of rows of apparently outwardly opening pockets.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a doll dress which in one position of adjustment assumes a partially spherical, or alternatively, a toroidal, shape and in a reversed position of adjustment assumes a stepped configuration.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a dress of highly ornamental construction which may be employed with a doll utilized as a child's play thing, or alternatively with a doll utilized as an ornamental piece for positioning on a bed or the like.

Still other objects reside in the combination of elements, the arrangement of parts, and features of construction, all as will be more fully pointed out hereinafter, and shown in the accompanying drawing wherein there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of this inventive concept.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the dress in one position of adjustment as applied to the doll.

Figure 2 is an elevational view of the dress turned inside-out.

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially along the line 3-3 of Figure l, as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially along the line 44 of Figure 1, as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially along the line 5--5 of Figure 1, as viewed in the direc tion indicated by the arrows.

Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially along the line 6-6 of Figure 1, as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

Having reference now to the drawing in detail, there is generally indicated at 10 a doll dress adapted to be applied to a doll 11.

The dress is comprised of a plurality of rows 12, 13 and 14, respectively, each comprised of a series of interconnected laminated discs, all as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The bottom row 12 is comprised of a series of discs 15, each comprised of inner and outer layers 16 and 17, respectively, of fibrous material, such as gauze or the like, provided with an intermediate packing of fibrous cotton or the like (see Figure 4).

Each of the discs of the lower row 12 is folded diametrically along the longitudinal line 19, and the adjacent diametrically opposed peripheral points at the center of 2 the discs are secured together as at 20. The securing means may take the form of ties of knotted yarn or the like passed through suitable apertures adjacent the marginal edges of the discs. These ties may be of contrasting Solors, if desired, or may be similar to the color of the lses.

The marginal edges of the arcuate portions thus formed by the central ties 20 are secured at their outermost radial points as by means of ties 21 and 22, respecitvely, to adjacent marginal points of adjacent discs, the entire row being interconnected to provide the circular tier 12.

The second row 13 of discs are folded diametrically and then radially, as shown in Figure 5, the radial fold line being indicated at 25, and the resultant formation comprising a quadrant-shaped member. The discs of row 13 are secured to the top portions of adjacent discs of row 12, as by means of ties 26, and are secured together at their marginal edges as by means of ties 27. Thus a row of relatively reduced diameter is produced although the same number of discs are employed.

The uppermost row 14 of discs are folded diametrically and then radially in a manner similar to the discs of row 13, and at the corner of the quadrant the discs of row 14 are secured to the adjacent discs of row 13 as by means of ties 28.

The inner ends of the discs of the uppermost row 14 are secured together as by means of a circular strip 30, which forms a tight band about the waist of the doll 11. It is to be noted that the discs of row 14 are secured together only at the extremities of the quadrants and not at the side whereby the row 12 is of progressively lesser diameter at its top toward the band 30 than at its bottom, and the entire assembly of rows form, when the doll is suspended in upright position, a substantially spherical assembly.

Since the length of the skirt when suspended is materially longer than the legs 11a of the doll, when the device is placed flat the weight of the doll will cause the same to sink downwardly to cause the skirt to assume a substantially toroidal form.

When the skirt is turned inside-out, as shown in Figure 2, it will be seen that inner projecting portions of the discs of rows 12, 13 and 14 occasion the skirt to take the form of series of steps. With the skirt in this position, the doll is preferably reversed so that the legs are positioned interiorly of the skirt, the head and upper portion of the body of the doll projects thereabove.

If desired for ornamental purposes the doll may be provided with a hat 35 comprised of a single circular disc bound together by a circular band 36 of yarn or the like, to form a hat having a scalloped appearance.

The upper body portion of the doll may be suitably wrapped in yarn or ribbon as at 37, and the flowing ends 38 of such yarn may extend downwardly over the skirt to further enhance the ornamental appearance of the doll.

Obviously the discs may be comprised of any desired material, and may be ornamented in any desired manner, and be of any desired color. Alternate discs of one row may be of the same or different colors, and the rows may similarly be of the same or different color.

From the foregoing it will now be seen that there is herein provided an ornamental doll dress of enhanced appearance so constructed as to provide an unique appearance which is pleasing and attractive to the eye, and which lends itself to a wide variety of colors and shapes.

As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as many modifications may be made in the embodiment hereinbefore shown and described, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What is claimed is:

1. A doll dress comprising a plurality of vertically disposed circular tiers of fabric material, the lowermost of said tiers comprising a plurality of circular discs folded on one of their respective diameters, means at spaced radial points around each of said discs connecting together adjacent discs, a second tier of discs folded to form quadrants, means connecting the outermost ends of one of each of the radii defining said quadrants with one of each of the diameter ends of said lowermost tier of discs, respectively, means at the periphery of each of said quadrants intermediate the ends thereof connecting together adjacent quadrants, a third tier of discs folded to form a second tier of quadrants, means connecting the outermost ends of one of the radii defining said last named quadrants with the outermost ends of the other radii defining said first quadrants, respectively, and means extending through and connecting together the adjacent outermost ends of the other radii defining said last named quadrants. I

2 A doll dress as defined in claim 1, said first, second and third means comprising short lengths of yarn extending through the points of connection and knotted, and said last means comprising a flexible band.

3. A doll dress comprising a plurality of vertically disposed circular tiers of fabric materials, the lowermost of said tiers comprising a plurality of circular discs folded on one of their respective diameters, means at spaced radial points around each of said discs connecting together adjacent discs, a second tier of discs folded to form quadrants, means connecting the outermost ends of one of each of the radii defining said quadrants with one of each of the diameter ends of said lowermost tier of discs, respectively, and means extending through and connecting together the adjacent outermost ends of the other radii defining said quadrants.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,729,817 Bullard Oct. 1, 1929 2,099,015 Horr Nov. 16, 1937 2,344,723 Pettorossi 2 Mar. 21, 1944 2,555,564 Berman June 5, 1951 2,566,950 Miller et a1. Sept. 4, 1951 2,649,589 Shiltong Aug. 25, 1953 

